Favorite Christmas Memory

My favorite Christmas memory has to be when I was 11 or 12 yrs old. At the time my mother, my baby brother, and myself lived with my Grandma Mona. And that Christmas my Great Grandma Lou had stayed with us over night. It's my favorite Christmas memory for many reasons. One is I got a mountain bike that year and some New Kids On The Block stuff. The other reason was it was my baby brother first Christmas. I had went with my dad shopping for gifts for all of them without any help, and I even wrapped their presents myself.

That morning I had gotten up early not just because I wanted to see what I got, but I wanted to put my gifts out without anyone knowing. When I game out into the living room my Great Grandma was already awake. She asked me if I coming out to peek at my presents. I showed her my trash bag full of gifts for everyone and the look on her face was priceless.

"Does your mom know about all these?" She asked. Proudly I told her that I had bought and wrapped them all myself. I hidden them in my closest under some blankets and clothes. My mom and Grandma Mona bother yelled at me for not cleaning my closet before Grandma Lou got there.

"If Grandma Lou sees that Misty Hope I am not responsible for any ass chewing you get!" my mother had said to me. I was willing you take a grounding or ass eating. I had no other place to hide the gifts.

Grandma Lou helped me put the gifts under the tree in the back so they would be even more shocked. I sat on the couch with her while she finished the last of her presents up. She had me put the bows on all the gifts from her. When everyone woke up and came out my mom commented that it looked like there was more presents under the tree than she remembered. I looked at Grandma Lou and we smiled at each other.

It was one of the last Christmas's I got to spent with her were I got to have some a lone time with her. Christmas has always been one of my favorite holidays, because I like giving others gifts. And because it was when I got to spent more time with Grandma Lou. Baking and doing other things. I loved going to help her make cookies and others things. All my baking skills I learned from her.

What is your favorite Christmas memory or gift you ever got? Comment below!

Thanksgiving!

 What is your idea of the perfect Thanksgiving? If you didn't have to cook it that is. What would you want to see on the table? What family things would you do? I like hearing about others family traditions and what kind of things they eat or make on Thanksgiving. I haven't been home for the holidays in a long time. When this time of year rolls around I always think of my great grandma's oyster stuffing. That my Aunt Jackie now makes or use to make. It was one of my favorite things I look forward to.
  I sometimes think about making it myself, but I don't think anyone but me would eat it. I don't know if my kids would enjoy it. Being here in Wyoming they don't get the chance to taste real seafood. Oysters might freak them out. Tuna is about all I can get them to try. My oldest has tried sushi, but that didn't go well. That is a story for another time. Anyways comment below everything you love and hate about Thanksgiving!! I'm interested to know!!

How many irons in the fire is to many?

     When I decided to start writing I had no idea how much other work that is non-writing is involved in writing publishing a book. I have a To Do List that seems a mile long. Some of it is writing/editing, while the rest of it is other work. Like this blog, and getting a budget set aside for upcoming book signing. That also had a list of things with it. I have lists of lists. 😖

    I wonder if I have to many irons in the fire. On top of all that I have book ideas or characters that are coming up left and right demanding to be wrote. Writing my own book 'Crimson Apocalypse', and editing book #7 in The Creation Inc Series 'Redemption' I guess isn't enough work for me. I love the fact I have so many ideas for future projects, but that's just it they are FUTURE projects. Not meant for today. I guess it could be worse I could have writers block! I also wonder if I'm the only author out there who feel likes it. Hell not even as a author as a person. Just so much to do and no time to do it in. Or everything feel like chaos!?  Comment below if you've been there!